{"id":639,"date":"2022-10-24T12:20:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/?p=639"},"modified":"2026-03-21T20:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T03:14:53","slug":"arizona-trail-day-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/2022\/10\/24\/arizona-trail-day-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Trail Day 15: Lake Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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21.8 miles<\/p>

254.7 AZT mile marker<\/p>


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It was cold last night and I woke to frost on my tent, but it didn\u2019t feel as cold as it was supposed to be. I slept pretty well and was warm enough without using my insulating layers, so I should have enough to stay warm this trip.<\/p>

We camped on the edge of a mesa, before the pine trees gave way to more open terrain. It was definitely colder when we stepped out onto the mesa, so we made the right choice in staying in the trees.<\/p>

The ground was still wet from the storm that passed in Flagstaff, but it was frozen solid allowing us to crunch over it. Otherwise it would have been a muddy mess.<\/p>

We set out across the mesa where we would be for most of the day. We quickly came to a dry lake and had some good views back to the snowy San Francisco peaks, but we kept moving due to the temperature. I like to hike cold, which doesn\u2019t allow me much room to stop sometimes or I would get too cold. With the temperature being around freezing, all I was wearing to hike were my normal clothes plus a shell and gloves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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